Folding carton.



No. 801,579. PATENTED OCT. "L0, 1905.

E. FLORA L J. H. HUSTBD.

FOLDING CARTON.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov.9.19o3.

fly, l 76a No. 80l,579. PYATBNTED OCT. lO, 1905. E. E. FLORA a I. H.HOSTED.

FOLDING CARTON.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 9.1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOLDING CARTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. iO, 1905.

Application led November 9, 1903. Serial No. 180,385.

To all. 11:/m/n, il; viz/ny concer/1,:

Be it known that we, ELLswoic'rii E. FLORA and Juriifs il. His'i'ifii),citizens of the United .5L-aies, residing at Chicago, in the county of(look and State vof Illinois, have invented new and usefulIiiipi'oveinents in Folding Cartons, of which the following is aspecification.

'l his invention relates to improvements in fold ing )apei' boxes orcartons for use as packages or for any other purpose where A.. eiosereadily-sealed small paper shipping- :aekage is desired.

Our object is to provide a folding carton of iiipro ved constructionwhich when collapsed ztcnds iiatwise for convenience in shipping .lhandling and which when opened out or xpaiided forins a. receptaclepresenting a g tight bottoni and sides with a cover or top 1 which maybe readily fastened .down to forni a c lose package.

Our object is, further, to provide such a carton which in its make-upwill require,

comparatively speaking, but a ininiinuini amount of material.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 shows a paper blank for a cartonsquare iii crosssectioii, the scores at which folds occur beingindicated by dotted lines; Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5,

and 6, broken views of the blank, illustrating the successive steps inmaking the folds; Fig.

7, a broken perspective view showing the lower part of the interior ofthe carton with the base thereof partly collapsed Fig. S, a brokenperspective view of the lower end 5 portion of the carton; Fig. 9, asimilar vie of the u `)per end portion of the carton partly closed; Fig.l0, a sectional view of the saine with the cover closed; Fig. 1 l, ablank for a rectangular carton oblong in cross-section; Figs. l2, 13,14, and 15, top plan views illustrat-ing the manner of folding the blankinto a carton; Fiv. 16, a view of the oblong carton collapsed pandedshown with not-ches x separated from the body portion, forming the ioni'sides of the carton, by creases or scores y y.

scores y2 y y into the side spaces a., b, e, and

to ext-end ilatwise, and Fig. 17 i a perspective view of the oblongcarton ex- The body portion is divided by i d. At the lower ends oil thespaces r1 f7. are l the pasting-naps a (Z, and on the edge of the s )aceor part d is a 1 )astiiig-i'lap c, separated tiierefroin by a scoreExtending i'roin the lower end of the spaces b c is a projectionseparated by the score-lines y y into square spaces or parts to fornithe bottoni of the carton. One bottoni part is separated by the creasesor scores z z' into triangular spaces ffj'f, the spacef having anextension or pasting-flapj'*. The other part of the bottoni is separatedby the creases or scores z2 z" into triangular spaces g g' gl g.

To forni the carton fi'oiii the blank, the lower blank extension and the[laps a. d are turned upward on the score y', as indicated in Fig. 2.rlhen the parts g2 g are turned upon the parts g g', as shown in Fig. 3.Then the partsff3 are turned upon. the partsfj'g and the ila ij"guinined to the-part y, as indicated in 1` ig. 4. Then the part l isturned upon the part c and the ilap d guniined to the part g1, asindicated in Fig. Then the part a is turned upon the part I), the flap1'. being guinined to the part a, and the flap a. i ouinmed to the partfto appear as indicated 5 in Fig. 6. W'lien the carton, collapsed asindicated in Fig. 6, is squeezed in the direction of the arrows in thatligure, the folded parts expand or open out, the bottoni appearing asshown in Fig. S. The part which forins the top of the carton and whichis separated froin the body portion by the score y is divided by thescores -y`I j and inclined scores y y? into the spaces li. li 'i lc andtongue L, separated froi'ii the part by the cut L through theinate-iial. W lien the top is folded at the scores, as shown in Fi". S),the part-s il l/ and c 7s forni siniple be lows sides, presenting apocket m, into which the tongue L may be passed, as indicated Fig. 10,to close the carton and at the saine tinie hold it against collapsing.At the junction of the scores z2 z is a perforation n, over i which ispasted a piece of thin paper or cloth n', closing the perforation andinsurii'ig by its flexibility proper and ready movement of the parts inopening or collapsing the carton.

The blank shown in Fig. 11. has the saine foriii of top as the otherblank described; but the bottoni necessarily diil'ei's therefrom on 1account of the oblong sli-ape of the carton.

by dotted lines in Fig. 9 and by section in 9 IOO Correction in LettersPatent No. 801,579.

sions ya q and flaps (1, c are turned upon the score y', as shown7 forexample, in Fig. 12.

The parts Z g are then. turned and the flap c gunnncd to the part g', asindicated in Fig. 13. The part a is then turned and the flap n. gunnnedto the part 722. The parts are then turned upon the score y to cause thepart g to overlie the part p, filling ou t the base conipletely, theflap e being gunnned to the part (L. In collapsing, the part g bendsupward or inward on its score and the part p downward or outward topresent the external appearance indicated in Fig. 16. The top of thecarton, as shown in Fig. 17, is the saine as that shown in Fig. 9 andoperates in the saine way.

The bottom, more especially of the carton shown in Figs. 1 to 10,inclusive, is particularly Well adapted for coin-packages or packagesintended to hold granular or pulverulent material, and the top whenclosed is very tight and offers means for readily sealing the packageagainst its being opened Without destruction of the package.

What We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A collapsible carton folded by pressure of the case in 'the PatentOffice.

[SEAL] for an improvement in f Folding Cartons, was erroneously issuedto Ellsworth E. Flora, Julius H. Husted, Albert F. Bidlas, and John G.Kotrba as owners of said invention Whereas the said Letters Patentshould hafe been issued to Julius I1'. Iaszfed, Albert F. Bidlas. andJohn. G. [fot'rba as owners of the entire interest in said invention, ias shown by the assignments of record in this ofce; and that the saidLetters Patent should be read With this correction therein that the samemay conform to the record Signed and sealed this 31st. day of October,A. D., 1905.

i at diagonally opposite corners and expanded by pressure at the othercorners und .having :1.

bottom formed ol: interlolding parts perinancntly connected to Cachother and 1.o ilw walls ol the cartonJ the folding and unfolding of'said parts being controlled by the operations ol collapsing andexpanding the carton.

2. A collapsible carton folded by pressure at diagonally oppositecorners and cxpz'n'idrd by pressure at the other corners :in-d having :ibottom formed of intcrfolding parts perinancntly connected to cach otherand lo ilu` Walls of the carton, the folding and unfolding of said partsbeing controlled by the operations of collapsing and expanding thecarton, said bottoni having an opening extending across the folding-linebetween two parts to obtain flexibility, and a covering of iexiblomaterial for said opening.

3. A collapsible carton having a bottoni formed of interfolding partsperinancn tly connected to each other and to the walls of the carton,the folding and unfolding of said parts being controlled by theoperations ol collapsing and expanding the carton, said bottoni havingthe perforation` fn., and a flexible covering for said perforation.

ELLSVVORTH E. FLORA. JULIUS H. HUSTED.

In presence of- WALTER N. WINBERG, J. WV. DYRENFORTH.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 801,579, granted October10, 1905, upon the application of Ellsworth E. Flora and `lulius Husted,of Chicago, Illinois.

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

we@ uw' Correction in Letters Patent No. 801,579.

sions ya q and flaps (1, c are turned upon the score y', as shown7 forexample, in Fig. 12.

The parts Z g are then. turned and the flap c gunnncd to the part g', asindicated in Fig. 13. The part a is then turned and the flap n. gunnnedto the part 722. The parts are then turned upon the score y to cause thepart g to overlie the part p, filling ou t the base conipletely, theflap e being gunnned to the part (L. In collapsing, the part g bendsupward or inward on its score and the part p downward or outward topresent the external appearance indicated in Fig. 16. The top of thecarton, as shown in Fig. 17, is the saine as that shown in Fig. 9 andoperates in the saine way.

The bottom, more especially of the carton shown in Figs. 1 to 10,inclusive, is particularly Well adapted for coin-packages or packagesintended to hold granular or pulverulent material, and the top whenclosed is very tight and offers means for readily sealing the packageagainst its being opened Without destruction of the package.

W'hat We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A collapsible carton folded by pressure of the case in 'the PatentOffice.

[SEAL] It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 801,579, grantedOctoberupon the application of Ellsworth E. Flora and `lulius Husted, ofChicago, Illinois. for an improvement in f Folding Cartons, waserroneously issued to Ellsworth E. Flora, Julius H. Husted, Albert F.Bidlas, and John G. Kotrba as owners of said invention Whereas the saidLetters Patent should hafe been issued to Julius I1'. Iaszfed, Albert F.Bidlas. and John. G. [fot'rba as owners of the entire interest in saidinvention, as shown by the assignments of record in this oice; and thatthe said Letters Patent should be read With this correction therein thatthe same may conform to the record Signed and sealed this 31st. day ofOctober, A. D., 1905.

at diagonally opposite corners and expanded by pressure at the othercorners and .having :1.

bottoni formed ol: interlolding parts perinancntly connected to Cachother and 1.o ilw walls ol the cartonJ the folding and unfolding of'said parts being controlled by the operations of collapsing andexpanding the carton.

2. A collapsible carton folded by pressure at diagonally oppositecorners and cxpz'n'idrd by pressure at the other corners :in-d having:1. bottoni formed of intcrfolding parts perinancntly connected to cachother and lo Ibo Walls of the carton, the folding and unfolding of saidparts being controlled by the operations of collapsing and expanding thecarton, said bottoni having an opening extending across the folding-linebetween two parts to obtain flexibility, and a covering of iexiblomaterial for said opening.

3. A collapsible carton having a bottoni formed of interfolding partsperinancn tly connected to each other and to the walls of the carton,the folding and unfolding of said parts being controlled by theoperations oi collapsing and expanding the carton, said bottoni havingthe perforation` fn., and a {iexible covering for said perforation.

In presence of- WALTER N. WINBERG, J. WV. DYRENFORTH.

1e, 19er),

F. I. ALLEN,

Commissioner of Patents.

we@ uw' Correction in Letters Patent No. 801,573.

l! is llrfrrflly oortrifed upon the applicanion of Ellsworth E. Flora:md

for :m improvumo Flora, Julilw ll.

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nt in Folding Cart-ons, Hllstcd, Allmrt F. Bidlas,

le the said Letters Patent s :weignmrnls of record in this oflcv;

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Kotrba as owners of' llle 0f (llmllrr. A 1)..

that Letters PaLnt No SOLT), Uzmlw Julio#` llA llnrlml` was erroneouslyifmml and John llrulfl have lwr'n lssllml I :nul Llull :lw

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